Oh what's the big deal   you wright it off anyway and the 1200 had hst in it.    probably which you get back too. If you're not doing your own service you gotta pay to play 

I just paid it and moved on. It was high no doubt. I run into this before on tractors too. 

StongFarmer, there is an easy way to handle these types of things:   1. Take your unit in 2. come to an agreement on WHAT WORK you are authoriszng the dealer to do - and the costs for doing that work - ONLY THAT WORK 3. Sign a work auth. for ONLY that work 4. In the event the dealer comes across something in the course of doing that work - said dealer must provide their findings in writing, outline the corrective parts/labor - cost for doing same - and you either agree by signature to that additional work - or say NO.   If the dealer goes ahead and does anything beyond #1/2 above - without your approval/auth - you can simply say I'm not paying for it.  thank you    

Is there not a BRP dealer near there - called Colborne's Powersports....driven by them many times and saw the BRP signs? It is not a large place, so maybe they did not meet the criteria for BRP to be a dealer...... 

Sounds like you are getting a new BRP dealer next spring.